Milk bottle



Dec. 27, 1927.

(LR. COUP MI-LK BOTTLE Filed March 2, 1927 Patented Dec. 27,1927.

UNITED STATES CHARLES R. CQU 'P, OF MCKEESPOR'I,,IPENNSYLVANIA.

MILK BOTTLE.

Application filed March 2, 1927. Serial No. 172,063.

This invention relates to special receptacles and more particularly to amilk bottle.

\ Milk bottles of a conventional construction are formed with aninternal seat adjacent their open upper ends to receive a cardboardclosure cap for the bottle and it has been found that, when removing oneof these but this has been found unsatisfactory as it forms a break inthe'outerside face of the bottle wall and very often will cause outsupon the fingers of a person handling the bottles'and in addition allowdirt and dust to readilyenter the recess and work under the k closurecap of the bottle.

Therefore, one object of the inventidn is to provide a milk bottleformed with a recess which will permit access to he margin of a closurecap without forming a break in to the outer, side surface of the bottleneck.

Another object of the invention is to so form the recess thatan outermarginal Wall will be provided which will serve to exclude dirt and dustand also constitute a fulcrum t5 upon which a finger or removing toolmay be rocked in order to readily pry the cap out of the bottle neck.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein toFigure l is a view showing a milk bottle of the improved constructionpartially in slde elevation and partially in longitudinal section' Fig.2 is a top plan view of the milk bottt tie, and v Fig. 3 is aperspective View of the upper portion of the milk bottle. f

The improved milk bottle, which is lndicated by the numeral 1, is formedof glass es and has its upper end portion tapered in the usual mannertoform a neck 2 which is open at its upper end and externally thickenedto form a bead 3 to prevent the bottle from easily slipping out of thehand when grasped tit and lifted lby its neck in the usual manner.

At its upper end the neck is formed with an internal circumferentiallyextending ledge or seat- 4; upon which the cardboard closure cap 5 restswhen applied to the bottle. The construction so far described isconventional and, as previously set forth, it is often dithcult toremovethe cap without forcing it downwardly into the bottle and causingthe milk to spurt upwardly.

In order to allow the ca to be easily renieved, I have provided theot-tle neck with a recess 6 which is cut through the beaded upper endthereof from its inner surface but terminates in spaced relation to theouter side face of the bottle neck thereby leavin a portion constitutingan outer margina wall 7 for the recess. The recess 6 is of such depththat its bottom is flush with the surface of the seat t and, therefore,the peripheral edge faceof the cap will be exposed in the recess and afinger nail or the pointed end of a lifting implement can be easilyforced-under -the cap. The wall 7 is of 311011 height that its upperedge is slightly below the upper edge face 8 of the bottle neck and isslightly rounded transversely in order to provide a smooth edge notliable to cut the fingers and also not liable to be easily broken.

When the bottle is in use, it is filled with milk and'the cardboard capapplied in the usual manner. In order to remove the cap, it is merelynecessary to place a thumb or finger in the recess 6, as indicated inFig.1, with the nail resting upon th'e upper edge of the wall 7 andthe-outer end of the nail engaged beneath the portion of the cap extending across the inner end of the recess. The finger can then berocked upon the wall and thecap will be lifted off the seat withoutdanger of its being forced downwardly into. the milk. After the cap hasbeen removed, the milk can be poured from the bottle and the recess willserve asa pouring spout. By this arrangement the cap can be 100 easilyremoved and the wall will serve not only as an outer wall for the recessto prevent dust and dirt vfrom readily accumulzw ing in the recess butalso serve as a fulcrum when handling the bottle.

j of the wall of the receptacle and communithe periphery of-a capresting upon the seat Having thus described the invention; I claim:

1'. A receptacle openat its "top and adja-' cent itsupper end having itswall formed with an internal clrcumferentially extend-.- ing capreceiving seat, the upper end of the a recess lead-- receptacle beingformed wit ing from the upper edge and inner surf-aoe eating with saidseat with its bottom flush withthe seat,- said recess terminatin inspaced relation to the outer surface 0 the receptacle wall to provide alipspaced from and constituting an outer marginal wall for the recessand adapted to serve as a fulcrum when removing a cap.

2. A bottle having a cap receiving seat formed upon the interior of theneck thereof and a recess leading from the inner surface of the neckbetween the seat and upper end of the bottle andterminating in spacedrelation to the outer surface of the neck to' provide an outer marginalwall for the recess, the said marginal wall of the recess havlng its.upper edge disposed in a plane below the upper edge face of the bottleneck but above the upper surface of a cap placed in the bottle neck uponthe seat.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. CHARLES R. COUP. [L 8.]

